How Liffin and Sheltersuit create social impact together

Anyone who has ever been to a festival knows it: thousands of people, temporary campsites and often huge piles of waste left behind. Liffin offers an alternative. As a specialist in festival accommodations, Liffin ensures that visitors don’t need to bring their own camping gear. From ready-to-use tents to luxury suites, everything is set up in advance. This not only increases convenience but also significantly reduces waste.

What remains is innovation and collaboration. The partnership with Sheltersuit is a key part of Liffin’s circular ambitions. We spoke with Benjamin, who explains how sustainability, circularity, and social impact go hand in hand at Liffin.

Driven by sustainable innovation

At Liffin, everything starts with the experience. The accommodations they develop are designed to be comfortable, easy to transport and set up and above all: built to last.

We use materials that are durable. Regular consumer products often can’t handle the wear and tear they face at festivals.

That calls for smart choices in design and material selection. More and more, Liffin opts for technical cotton fabrics that absorb less moisture and stay looking good for longer. Not necessarily cheaper but definitely more sustainable. “What we build has to be durable without compromising on experience or comfort.”

Sheltersuit as a circular partner

What makes Liffin unique is how it connects sustainability with social value.
“What we can no longer use doesn’t have to become waste,” says Benjamin.

Sleeping bags left behind at festivals are collected, cleaned, and transformed into Sheltersuits. Sheltersuit staff and volunteers gather the sleeping bags directly from the festival grounds. “They help us with cleanup, we support them with work and the sleeping bags get a second life. A win-win situation.”

Our tents and sleeping bags get a second life and at the same time, we create fair opportunities for people who face barriers to the job market.

Repairing instead of discarding

The collaboration goes beyond simply reusing materials. Tents with minor defects, such as a broken zipper or a loose strap are now brought to the Sheltersuit workshop in Enschede. There, they are repaired during the low season exactly when there is less work available.

“In the past, we didn’t have a partner who could handle tents of this size or quantity. Now we do and it also creates additional jobs.”

Together for a cleaner festival

Liffin and Sheltersuit are working together toward a future where less waste is left behind on festival grounds and more people receive protective clothing.

Together, they are exploring how materials no longer suitable for camping can still be reused, for example, to create new products like bags or accessories.

A shared mission

The collaboration between Liffin and Sheltersuit shows what’s possible when commercial and social goals reinforce one another. While Liffin delivers high-quality festival experiences, Sheltersuit ensures that used materials don’t go to waste, but are given a second life as protection for people experiencing homelessness.

Together, we’re shaping a world where sustainability, dignity, and solidarity go hand in hand from the festival grounds to the city streets.

What was once part of a festival experience can now offer protection to someone without a home. And maybe that’s the most meaningful afterparty imaginable.